Construction of Two Gas Turbine Units (GTU) with a capacity of 32 MW each

at Tashkent HPP COMMENT/REVIEW SHEET

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NAV3-59-005 Geotech Report

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1st Rreview Cyle 2nd Review Cycle
Any comment, review or rejection does not release the Designer from any of his contractual obligations.

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Sampling water from a well - 30 nos TCE Was introduced. On page 180. -
Neither the equipment nor the expert was
Fire extinguishing strength test 2 TCE -
found to conduct this test
Soil chemical analysis 30 TCE Was introduced. On page 178. -
The report should include key information such as water losses, well failures, Sample pdf will be shared for reference.
TCE Was introduced. On page 131. It will be checked by TCE.
artesian water conditions, and photographs of each rig. Request to provide as the same.
TCE Was introduced.
Photos of soil surveys must be attached. TCE Was introduced. On page 260. -
Photographs of all test pits must be included. TCE Was introduced. On page 260. -
The report must include a plan indicating the testing location (borehole, test pits,
TCE Was introduced. On page 241. -
CBR, ERT, TRT, etc.).
Seasonal fluctuations in groundwater must be indicated. TCE not specified in the technical specifications -
A study should be included to evaluate the degree of liquefaction.

Request to carry out liquefaction susceptibilty of all the boreholes based

All conditions for liquefaction to occur in the Request to provide liquefaction analysis for each borehole.
10 General on Seed and Idriss method to estimate the liquefaction susceptibility depth TCE The same will be included in the report.
studied area must be found, page 201 Sample calculation sheet is attached for your reference.
and based on the same shallow/pile foundation recommendation shall be
arrived in the geotech report.Also, suitable ground improvement shall be
recommended in the report if required.

Cl.4.0 Field Investigation The report must be accompanied by a well sampling log and the results of
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'Sheet 29/205 laboratory testing of samples from the sampling wells.
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Please mention whether the existing soil (which will be

Cl 7.0 Shallow foundation
Backfill recommendations should include information regarding the suitability of excavated during construction) falls under any of the Groups -
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the existing backfill material.
TCE Sufficient information is provided A1-a, A1-b, A2, A3, A4 as per ASTM D 3282 to understand
The same will be included in the report.
the suitability for backfilling.

Shallow foundations of varying depths and sizes are recommended upon

request. The same should be included in the report.
Partly incorporated, revision required:
Request to comply the following:
• It is noted that safe bearing capacity is calculated from ultimate bearing 1) SBC recommendation for isolated footing and settlement
capacity. Request to calcualte SBC from net ultimate bearing capacity. calculations are not attached even after our comments.
• Borehole wise SBC recommendation is missing in the report. It is Request to incorporate.
requested to provide SBC recommendation based on the anticipated
structures and corresponding reference boreholes. 2) As per the project requirement, American standards / KMK
• Safe Bearing Capacity (SBC) is carried out only by considering shear standards shall be adopted. Reference on IS 1904:1964 shall
criteria. SBC calculation by settlement criteria is missing, which is critical. not be preferred. Request to remove the same.
Request to include SBC based on settlement criteria, minimum of the
Cl. 7.5 Allowable Bearing 1) For Isolated foundations at 1m, 2m and 3m depth, 2mx2m,
criteria shall be recommended as SBC. This is not specified in the terms of reference. Please do not
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• The net safe bearing capacities are provided only for isolated footings of
TCE page 215 request items that are not listed.
3) In shear criteria calculation (pg. no-217 to 228 of 341), the 3mx3x and 4mx4m to be provided with settlement assesment.
Sheet 201/205 ground inclination factors (gc, gc, gg) and base inclination For Raft foundation, settlement to be provided.
1 m and 2 m width and 2.5 m depth. SBC for isolated footings > 2 m and raft
foundation are missing. Request to include recommendation for different factor (bc, bq, bg) is considered as 0. Request to consider the
types of foundation such as isolated footings, raft etc. with various sizes values as 1 as per US Army Corps of Engineer (EM 1110-1-
and various depth of the foundation like 1.0 m, 2.0 m, 3.0 m, 4 .0 m. 1905 and EM 1110-1-1904).
- Isolated footings: 1m x 1m, 2m x 2m, 3mx3m, 4m x 4m
- Raft footings; 6mx 6m, 8mx8m, 10mx10m 4) The shear criteria calculation is provided based on
• Limits for tolerable settlement considered for isolated/strip footing and for Terzaghi, Meyerhof, Vesic and Genel methods without our
raft foundations is missing in the report. Request to consider 25 mm for comments. Request to consider the minimum value among the
isolated footing and 40 mm for raft foundation as the permissible four methods for SBC recommendation.
settlements and incorporate the SBC recommendation.
• Request to consider the water table effect as per seasonal variations.

Upon request, pile foundations (BCI) in accordance with Eurocode should be This is not specified in the terms of reference.
Cl. 7.5 Allowable Bearing
14 recommended. Recommended pile capacity should be given for piles of different TCE Please do not request items that are not -
capacity
lengths and diameters. listed.

It should be noted that the drilling plans are presented in a CAD (.dwg) file.
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Request for inclusion in geotechnical report (pdf).
The results of rock mechanical testing performed on the sites found within the
study area are presented differently in the data report and the geotechnical
16 Typical report. Since the geotechnical report is prepared later, we continue to use the CE Was introduced. On 189 pages. -
values ​stated in the geotechnical report, but this situation requires confirmation.
Attached are photographs from the two reports.
Compaction test reports performed on soil samples are not included in any of the
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reports. Compaction test reports must also be provided.

Partly incorporated.

1) CR and RQD values are missing for BH-12, BH-31 to BH-

Borelog Sheet Rock quality (RQD) and total core recovery (TCR) data should be calculated and
18 TCE Was presented 33. The same will be included in the report.
Appendix 2.7 reported in drill logs.
2) The CR and RQD values in BH-24 and BH-28 for depth
from 8m to 23m is missing. Request to incorporate.
Construction of Two Gas Turbine Units (GTU) with a capacity of 32 MW each
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Noted.
19 General Photographs of the core boxes should be attached to the report as an appendix. TCE Was introduced. On page 260. The same will be included in the report.
Core box photos for BH-12, Bh-14, BH-31 to 33 are not
incorporated.

GOST 19912-2012 // Soils. Field test

The well logs indicate the values ​of “conditional dynamic soil resistance (Pd)”.
Borelog Sheet methods: cone penetration test and dynamic
20 We have not been able to trace what these values ​represent. Detailed CE -
Appendix 2.7 probing. Pds are calculated accordingly.
information and/or international specifications on this subject should be provided.
deleted to avoid misunderstanding

21 General What is the cone apex area of ​the CPT equipment used? CE page 40 -
The geotechnical report indicates an energy utilization factor for SPT values ​of
22 SPT Energy Correction 1.05. It is necessary to confirm whether any energy coefficient measurements CE -
have been taken and whether this value is reliable. changed 0.8
23 General "Slake durability index test" 2 pieces TCE This test is not available in our region -

As per Sub soil profile, the top layer generally consists of GEE-1 & GEE-2 where
the soil classification is CL-ML/CL, but the CBR value range corresponds to the
Table 6.21 California Bearing soil classification of GC/GM and the values are on higher side. For CL-ML soil,
The reported CBR value is on higher side.
24 Ratio the CBR value will be on the lower side (ranging from 5% to 10%). There seems TCE page 196 Request to recheck the CBR values again.
The reported CBR values are correct as per M/s Ellips
Sheet 192/205 to be a mismatch in the values. Request to check. The reference for the CBR
value is provided below.

The results of VES are not clear. Request to revise and reattach clear results
Cl 5.0 Geophysical study with units. Average resistivity value for each VES test is not indicated in the Request to provide average resistivity value and pls mention
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Sheet 148/205 report and the same shall be provided. Also, request to summarize the VES
TCE - the corresponding corrosiveness.
The same will be included in the report.
results with corrosive aggressiveness of sub soil based on relevant code.

Request to include the following in the Geotech report:

a) SS = mapped MCER, 5% damped, spectral response acceleration parameter
26 General at short periods TCE - PGA value of 0.24g -0.4g shall be mentioned in the report. The same will be included in the report.
b) S1 = the mapped MCER spectral response acceleration parameter at a period
of 1s